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You can also use the money you saved, with interest, to pick up his salary and make him more tradeable.

As long as MLB doesn't have literal cap room that you can't carry over, this line of thinking will remain incorrect.

I'm willing to bet that if Soriano was LITERALLY making, in the last two years of his deal, $5million per season, he would be gone. I don't think the money is as simple as 'well here's cash to cover it!' to other teams. Sure he's being paid for but I just don't think other teams look at it in quote that same way.

I'm willing to bet that if Soriano was LITERALLY making, in the last two years of his deal, $5million per season, he would be gone. I don't think the money is as simple as 'well here's cash to cover it!' to other teams. Sure he's being paid for but I just don't think other teams look at it in quote that same way.

I guess I've never really thought about it, but when you eat part of a player's salary in a trade, you're just sending money to cover it, right? So the other team is still technically taking on the full value of the contract as it relates to payroll and the luxury tax. Is that correct or am I completely off-base?

I guess I've never really thought about it, but when you eat part of a player's salary in a trade, you're just sending money to cover it, right? So the other team is still technically taking on the full value of the contract as it relates to payroll and the luxury tax. Is that correct or am I completely off-base?

I have no idea how that kinda thing works. Sounds reasonable. I'm just saying that I don't think it's as simple as 'here's cash it's totally the same as him having a 2 year 10 million dollar deal.'

I have no idea how that kinda thing works. Sounds reasonable. I'm just saying that I don't think it's as simple as 'here's cash it's totally the same as him having a 2 year 10 million dollar deal.'

Well now I'm really curious to know how it works.

That would explain why a team like the Yankees would be hesitant to trade for Sori even with us eating most of the contract, though. We can send a trunk full of cash with him, but they'd still technically be adding 18 million annual to their payroll while dealing with luxury tax issues.

I'm not sure of luxury tax implications. My guess is if the Yanks are interested in Vernon Wells(as has been rumored) the money can be set up to where the salary is still paid by the other team and it doesn't count towards it. That said, I do know this: Any and all money being sent over in a trade has to be paid in full within 18 months of the date the deal is made. So, if the first part of my statement IS correct, it'd be impossible to do, if the player had more than 2 years left on his deal. Hell, the deal would have to be a midseason deal actually. Players get paid bi-weekly throughout the year, so the ramifications of dealing Soriano or Wells on June 30th of 2013, would allow my scenario to work, in avoiding the luxury tax. If dealt before then, it likely is penalized for only the time outside of that 18 month window.

cubs facebook page just posted a picture of Jackson and the Cubs jersey.
Not a lot of happy Cubs fans.
My favorite comment is: " I would rather sign younger talent. This is a signing just to boost attendance."

cubs facebook page just posted a picture of Jackson and the Cubs jersey.
Not a lot of happy Cubs fans.
My favorite comment is: " I would rather sign younger talent. This is a signing just to boost attendance."

cubs facebook page just posted a picture of Jackson and the Cubs jersey.
Not a lot of happy Cubs fans.
My favorite comment is: " I would rather sign younger talent. This is a signing just to boost attendance."

I don't think Jackson will be boosting attendance

This fanbas scares the **** out of me. I'm glad this FO is used to such nonsense and can ignore it.